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Concurrent contracted US navy and Lockheed
Ft. Lauderdale, 12 November 97
Concurrent Computer Corporation received an order for five real-time PowerMAXION computers as well as integrated hardware and PowerWorks software for U.S. Navy AEGIS class ships. The purchase order is for $2million. The company also signed a contract with Lockheed Martin. Under this worldwide joint marketing agreement for cooperatively pursuing real-time computing opportunities, the companies will jointly seek out sales opportunities.
The U.S. Navy tasked Lockheed Martin with finding a real-time system to replace the existing AN/UYK technology used for radar and weapons controls on the Navy's AEGIS cruiser and destroyer ships. The Concurrent's PowerMAXION solution was selected.The initial systems purchased are for engineering development and system tests. In production, each AEGIS class destroyer shipset will utilize four Concurrent computer systems. There are 57 ships in the current Navy plan.
Under the marketing agreement Concurrent and Lockheed Martin will target commercial markets, such as the chemical, pharmaceutical, automobile, and water treatment industries, which require process control for complex applications such as power control, simulation, and engine test stands. The companies are currently pursuing a number of potential customers in the chemical and automotive industries.
Sandra Wermer
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